The Real Thing Movie Review 1997

Ex-con Rupert (Russo) is trying the straight and narrow while his kid brother James (Buzzotta) continues to be a bad guy. But when James is shot, Rupert gets together with some criminal buddies to pull off a New Year's Eve heist to raise the money needed for James' care. This one's kind of dull until the ending shoot-out.

Distribution

CinemaNow, 4553 Glencoe Ave., Ste. 200, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, URL: http://www.cinemanow.com, Remarks: Formerly known as Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Available on VHS
Running time 89 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Brothers & Sisters, Heists, Ex-Cons, New Year's Eve, Crime Drama

Screenplay

James Merendino

Cast

James Russo, Jeremy Piven, Rod Steiger, Esai Morales, Gary Busey, Emily Lloyd, Dave Buzzotta, Ashley Laurence, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Robert LaSardo

Cinematography

Greg Littlewood

Director

James Merendino

Music

Peter Leinheiser